Farm Success with Wholesale Accounts: Field Day and Dinner at The Village Ag Coop
Mon, Jul 08
|The Village Agricultural Cooperative
This field day learning experience at The Village Ag Coop in Rochester will cover important topics for those who want to scale up their sales: grading, packing, and record keeping. These skills will also help with obtaining loans and assistance through federal farm programs.
Time & Location
Jul 08, 2024, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
The Village Agricultural Cooperative, 5020 70th Ave NE, Rochester, MN 55906, USA
About the event
This workshop will be an in-field demonstration of the requirements for selling to wholesale markets including, how to handle produce after harvest, how to grade produce for acceptable wholesale quality, how to pack following wholesale expectations and how to store and deliver the produce. We will also discuss the record-keeping skills that will help you succeed with wholesale accounts. These same record-keeping skills will also allow you to participate in federal farm assistance programs that can help fund storage facilities, conservation practices and infrastructure investments.
Our presenter, Ariel Pressman, has many years of experience operating his own farm where he sold to wholesale accounts. Currently, he is working with University of MN Extension to provide technical assistance to farmers to increase success in selling to wholesale accounts.
The host for this event is Valerie D, Land Access Coordinator with The Village, who is also a Go Farm Connect peer Connector.…